If you liked the classics plot in Mister Johnson by Joyce Cary , here is a list of 5 books like this:
1. The Comedy of Errors
By: William Shakespeare
3.72
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Excerpt from Die Kom�die der Irrungen Geste Grayorum or the History of the High and mighty Princ… read more
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"Why should their liberty than ours be more?"-William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors
"El tiempo es insolvente y debe más de lo que tiene."-William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors
"Mi corazón ora por él, aunque mi lengua lo maldiga."-William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors
"¡A cuántos tontos enamorados esclaviza la locura de los celos!"-William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors
2. One of Ours
By: Willa Cather
3.95
Format: 343 pages, Paperback
One of Ours is Willa Cather's 1923 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about the making of an American sol… read more
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"As he looked out and saw the grey landscape through the gently falling snow, he could not help thinking how much better it would be if people could go to sleep like the fields; could be blanketed dow…"-Willa Cather, One of Ours
"He is convinced that the people who might mean something to him will always misjudge him and pass him by. He is not so much afraid of loneliness as he is of accepting cheap substitutes; of making exc…"-Willa Cather, One of Ours
3. Motherless Brooklyn
By: Jonathan Lethem
3.87
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
Lionel Essrog is Brooklyn's very own self-appointed Human Freakshow, an orphan whose Tourettic impu… read more
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- novels
- fiction
4. The Red Pony
By: John Steinbeck
3.48
Format: 95 pages, Paperback
Young Jody Tiflin lives on his father's California ranch. He is thrilled when his father gives him … read more
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"It would be a dreadful thing to tell anyone about it, for it would destroy some fragile structure of truth. It was truth that might be shattered by division."-John Steinbeck, The Red Pony
"On the fences the shiny blackbirds with red epaulets clicked their dry call. The meadowlarks sang like water, and the wild doves, concealed among the bursting leaves of the oaks, made a sound of rest…"-John Steinbeck, The Red Pony
"At last he said, "Did you come out of the big mountains?" Gitano shook his head slowly. "No, I walked down the Salinas Valley." The afternoon thought would not let Joey go. "Did you ever go into the …"-John Steinbeck, The Red Pony
"The grandfather was dresses in a black broadcloth suit and he wore kid congress gaiters and a black tie on a short, hard collar. He carried his black slouch hat in his hand. His white beard was cropp…"-John Steinbeck, The Red Pony
5. A Single Man
By: Christopher Isherwood
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
When A Single Man was originally published, it shocked many by its frank, sympathetic, and moving p… read more
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- nigeria
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- irish literature
7. The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking, #1)
By: Patrick Ness
4.22
Format: 206 pages, Paperback
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise … read more
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8. The Stories of John Cheever
By: John Cheever
4.12
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Here are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generatio… read more
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9. Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew
By: Shehan Karunatilaka
3.85
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Some remember his impressive career stats ... others recall his on-field arrogance. Some say he fix… read more
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10. In the Skin of a Lion
By: Michael Ondaatje
4.42
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Bristling with intelligence and shimmering with romance, this novel tests the boundary between hist… read more
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11. Disgrace
By: J.M. Coetzee
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
Set in post-apartheid South Africa, J. M. Coetzee's searing novel tells the story of David Lurie, a… read more
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12. The Absolutist
By: John Boyne
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Absolutist is a masterful tale of passion, jealousy, heroism, and betrayal set in one of the mo… read more
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13. Absolute Beginners
By: Colin MacInnes
3.69
Format: 121 pages, Paperback
London, 1958--Soho, Notting Hill... a world of smoky jazz clubs, coffee bars and hip hang-outs in t… read more
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14. A Fairly Honourable Defeat
By: Iris Murdoch , None
3.85
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In a dark comedy of errors, Iris Murdoch portrays the mischief wrought by Julius, a cynical intelle… read more
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15. Vile Bodies
By: Evelyn Waugh
4.65
Format: None pages, Paperback
Evelyn Waugh's second novel, "Vile Bodies" is his tribute to London's smart set. It introduces us t… read more
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16. Caledonian Road
By: Andrew O'Hagan
3.96
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
A biting portrait of British class, politics, and money told through five interconnected families a… read more
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17. So Late in the Day
By: Claire Keegan
4.00
Format: 47 pages, Hardcover
After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the b… read more
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18. North Woods
By: Daniel Mason
4.15
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those … read more
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19. A Dictator Calls
By: Ismail Kadare
3.14
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Using a sophisticated and literary version of the ever-popular game of telephone to examine the rel… read more
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"And a cursory glance at Karl Marx shows that a man who had dedicated his life to the violent overthrow of the world order never devoted half a page in any of his dozens of books to the trauma and rem…"-Ismail Kadare, A Dictator Calls
20. World Within a Song: Music That Changed My Life and Life That Changed My Music
By: Jeff Tweedy
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An exciting and heartening mix of memories, music, and inspiration from Wilco front man and New Yor… read more
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21. Back in the Day: A Memoir
By: Melvyn Bragg
4.35
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Melvyn Bragg's first ever memoir -- an elegiac, intimate account of growing up in post-war Cumbria,… read more
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